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BlueIn_W_Pa

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1. I can't find the old link I had, but
Fri Aug 4, 2023, 07:33 AM
Aug 2023

the extent of this grotesque abuse by First Energy and the damned (R)s is incredible!
I lived near the nuclear power plant that almost blew out radioactive crap across the region and Lake Erie (lack of maintenance by FE). Next, they got rate increases against the consumers, free money from the state of Ohio, AND permitted the reduction in value of the power plants so they saved 90% on their tax bill to the local communities and schools. THEN the state told the locals that since they didn't get their tax money, that they had to borrow (of course with interest) from the state to cover their expenses.

Ohio is rotten to the core!

They even sent out postcards to residents saying that NOT voting for the bill would hand over electric generation to China

https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2019/09/supporters-of-firstenergy-solutions-launch-a-racist-anti-democracy-yellow-peril-campaign.html

“DON’T GIVE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT,” the mailer screams in all-capital letters. “DON’T SIGN THEIR PETITION allowing China control over Ohio!” And then, just in case you didn’t get it the first two times, Ohioans for Energy Security, the group responsible for this bigoted nonsense, go to the “Yellow Peril” well once more, imploring voters to “Keep Ohio’s power grid out of the hands of the Chinese Government.”

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